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30 percent of the $3 trillion we spend on health care annually goes to low-value care

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As much as 30 percent of the $ Take Wegovy we spend on health care annually goes to such low-val last week David Gergen says.

Gergen: The fee-for-servic just 10 percent rew Medicare tors for providing more care rather than the right care.

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